GitLab
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AI for the entire software lifecycle. Your intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps
How to Replace GitLabOverview
Features
62 features across 18 categories
AI(14)
Multi-step reasoning across the Web UI and IDEs with agentic capabilities
Manage and share agents and flows
AI-powered chat available within integrated development environments (Duo Classic)
AI-powered code suggestions within integrated development environments (Duo Classic)
Automated flows for creating merge requests, pipeline fixes, and CI/CD modernization
Create custom AI agents for specific workflows
Beta feature for creating custom automated workflows
Integrate external agents such as Claude Code and Codex within development workflows
Specialized agents for planning and security analysis with automated flows
Orchestrate AI agents across the entire software lifecycle to automate complex workflows, accelerate delivery, and keep your team in flow
AI transformation across the complete DevSecOps lifecycle
Enhance productivity by extending AI capabilities beyond the IDE into the GitLab UI
Integrate with Model Context Protocol for enhanced AI capabilities
Choose from different AI models for agent operations
Access Control(1)
Limited access for external guest users with restricted permissions
Analytics(5)
Analyze code quality and team productivity metrics
Analyze contributor activity and contributions
Track DORA metrics for software delivery performance
Generate insights and health reports for projects
Track and optimize value stream across the software lifecycle
Code Review(2)
Identify maintainability issues during code review, displaying findings directly in merge requests
Define how many approvals a merge request must receive before merging, and which users should approve
Communication(1)
Communicate system status to stakeholders
Compliance(3)
Track and audit group and project events for compliance
Track compliance status and requirements across projects
Manage compliance frameworks and requirements
Core(1)
Version control and code repository management capabilities
Deployment(1)
Publish static websites for free with automatic CI/CD deployment, custom domains, SSL support, and access controls
DevOps(3)
Advanced continuous integration and deployment capabilities
Automate code building, testing, and deployment with customizable pipelines and integrated security
Usage of instance runners by projects running CI/CD jobs measured in compute minutes
Development(1)
Code without local setup using Web IDE and Workspaces to access fully-featured development environments on remote servers
Governance(1)
Customizable pre-receive Git hooks that enforce commit content standards, message formats, branch naming rules, and file requirements
Infrastructure(1)
Git repository and Large File Storage (LFS) for projects
Integration(2)
Reference Jira issues in GitLab with automatic two-way linking
Automatically sync branches, tags, and commits from external repositories every 30 minutes, with safeguards to prevent data loss
Project Management(12)
One planning workflow for everyone involved in the software development lifecycle
Add-on seats for non-technical stakeholders with Enterprise Agile Planning
Define escalation policies for SLA violations
Promote issues to epics for larger initiative tracking
Assign weights to issues for capacity planning
Organize planning with hierarchical structure
Manage strategic portfolio across multiple projects
Team project management and planning capabilities
Visual countdown timers for SLA tracking
Manage service-level agreements and tracking
Track time spent on issues and tasks
Create and manage project documentation using wikis
Security(11)
Identify vulnerabilities in container images early in development, providing remediation paths before security risks reach production
Perform dynamic security testing to identify runtime vulnerabilities
Automated fuzz testing to discover vulnerabilities
Scan infrastructure-as-code configurations for security issues
Safeguard testing and production environments by restricting deployment access to authorized users only
Detect and remediate secrets and sensitive data in repositories
Centralized dashboards for security findings and status
Define and enforce security policies across projects
Analyze software dependencies and identify vulnerabilities
Consolidate SAST scanning with enterprise-grade capabilities in Ultimate tier
Comprehensive vulnerability tracking and management across the software lifecycle
Support(1)
Priority support for faster response times
Testing(1)
Document and track test scenarios directly in GitLab to improve collaboration, while maintaining visibility controls and integration with existing workflows
Workflow(1)
Customize approval workflows with rules defining who must review code before merging, including options to prevent self-approvals and require authentication
Pricing
Free
- ✓Source Code Management
- ✓Built-in CI/CD
- ✓Container Scanning
- ✓GitLab Pages
- ✓Jira Development Panel Integration
- ✓Push Rules
- ✓Merge Request Guardrails
- ✓Code Quality Reports
- ✓Protected Environments
- ✓Remote Development Workspaces
- ✓Multiple approvers in code review
- ✓Remote repository pull mirroring
- ✓Create test cases from within GitLab
- ✓400 compute minutes per month
- ✓10 GiB storage
- ✓5 licensed users
Premium
- ✓Everything from Free
- ✓Unlimited licensed users
- ✓10,000 compute minutes per month
- ✓500 GiB storage
- ✓Advanced CI/CD
- ✓Team Project Management
- ✓SLA Management
- ✓Priority Support
- ✓GitLab Duo Agent Platform with $12 in GitLab Credits per user per month
- ✓Secret Detection
- ✓Status Page
- ✓Issue Weights
- ✓Code and Productivity Analytics
- ✓Issue to Epic promotion
- ✓GitLab Duo Pro add-on available
- ✓GitLab Duo Enterprise add-on available
Ultimate
- ✓Everything from Premium
- ✓50,000 compute minutes per month
- ✓Unlimited guest users
- ✓Application Security Testing
- ✓Software Supply Chain Security
- ✓Vulnerability Management
- ✓Strategic Portfolio Management
- ✓Value Stream Management
- ✓Compliance and Governance
- ✓Static Application Security Testing (SAST)
- ✓Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST)
- ✓Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Scanning
- ✓Fuzz Testing
- ✓Security Dashboards
- ✓Compliance Dashboards
- ✓Security Policies
- ✓Compliance Frameworks
- ✓Audit Events
- ✓Escalation Policies
- ✓Portfolio Management
- ✓DORA4 Metrics
- ✓Insights and Health Reporting
- ✓Enterprise Agile Planning add-on
- ✓GitLab Duo Agent Platform with $24 in GitLab Credits per user per month
- ✓Planning Hierarchy
- ✓Contributor Analytics
- ✓Enterprise Agile Planning
GitLab Duo Pro
- ✓AI capabilities beyond the IDE into the GitLab UI
- ✓Available for Premium and Ultimate customers as add-on
GitLab Duo Enterprise
- ✓AI transformation across the complete DevSecOps lifecycle
- ✓Available for Premium and Ultimate customers as add-on
Enterprise Agile Planning
- ✓One planning workflow for everyone involved in the software development lifecycle
- ✓Available for Ultimate customers only
- ✓Requires Reporter access level
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Integrations
7 known integrations